That wouldn't have been a bad stretch Elmayerle an afterburning TF-41, I mean the TF-41 was based on the RR Spey and there were afterburning Speys.
Allison tested an afterburning TF41 at AEDC in 1967 with a reheat thrust of 26.000 lb.; it was quite possible and, given that the PRC already had a Spey 202 license, it would've been eminently reasonable for sale to the ROC. That you'd get a smaller weight increase while not losing any thrust was just an extra benefit. It's amusing, really, GD accused Allison of planting that letter in
AW&ST and they interviewed me to verify that it wasn't a plant. I still wish an afterburning TF41 had been developed, after the F401 was killed by a "Congress-critter" on the grounds that "the TF30 is good enough", it would've been nice to be able to substitute an afterburning TF41 for the problem-plagued TF30 (for those interested, I can go into more detail in a PM about this "person", who he was, and why I pure poison hate him, even though he's dead).
